Headquartered in Gardena, Calif., the Foundation is dedicated to providing medical assistance for those in need, including children,
educational opportunities for young people through automotive and other training programs and benefitting the Shelby Automotive Museum.
by Brett Wigdortz, founder and CEO, Teach First; Fair access: Making school choice and admissions work
for all by Rebecca Allen, reader in the economics of education at the Institute of Education, University of London; School accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and director of the Centre
for Market and Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching
through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and
educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones
for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre
for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting
opportunities for all
young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning
for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre
for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of London.
And although the Crissy Field Center may not be able to offer food
for young people challenged by homelessness, it does provide fun
educational programs, job
opportunities through middle school and high school internships, and invaluable emotional support from our staff.
It is a partnership between the city of Oberlin and Oberlin College to: (1) create a sustainable economy driven, first, by the redevelopment of a 13 acre Green Arts District to USGBC platinumnd standards; (2) achieve climate neutrality; (3) create a 20,000 acre greenbelt
for a revived local farm economy; (4) create an
educational collaborative including the College, public schools, a Vo - Tech School, and a Two year College to prepare
young people for the challenges and
opportunities of the 21st century; and (5) replicate our experience
through a network of similar efforts at varying scales and circumstances nationwide.